Apple sauce

I grow tired of social justice warriors

on the right and on the left.

Their quest for blemish free skin

makes for tasteless fruit

in my neighborhood grocery aisle

I prefer to shop local.

Greet the Trumper on the corner

who helps everyone on the block

and waves when he drives by

and the non-traditional couple

who took him supper when his wife was ill

You can take your litmus and test strips

back in your house, bar your windows,

close the curtains, double lock the front door

and order out for food

When all the apples are bruised,

make some apple sauce

11-17-23